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Last month whilst on her promo duties in Germany, Lisa gave a series of interviews over a couple of days. One of those was a rather unique article which appears in the German press out this week in the Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine. It is under the popular section, "Do not say anything" whereby interviewees answer questions only with gestures and expressions - quite original we think! Go check it out...

Lisa was back performing in Amsterdam at the Melkweg on Tuesday evening.Our friend and long time fan Paulus Aarts captured some lovely images of Lisa and the band on stage for you all to see. Used here with his kind permission.

Michael Ball returns to host Britain's largest outdoor classical music event.In a new addition for this year the traditional Last Night anthems will be performed live on the Hyde Park stage by Proms in the Park favourites the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe. Forty thousand voices will join them for the mass singalong as the evening brings to a close two months of music-making with a spectacular finale.

Gladys Knight will headline BBC Proms in the Park 2018.

The 73-year-old music icon - who is nicknamed Empress of Soul - will lead the annual event at London's Hyde Park on September 8, with 80s stars Lisa Stansfield and Matt Goss, Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, American operatic pop star Josh Groban and the 100-piece Rock Choir also on the bill.

They'll be joined by conductor by Richard Balcombe and the BBC Concert Orchestra.

Knight said: "I'm so excited to be performing at this year's BBC Proms in the Park, I love coming to the UK and always receive such a warm welcome. Performing on the Hyde Park stage as part of the Last Night of the Proms event has always been a dream of mine and I think it's a wonderful way to celebrate music in London!"

The seven-time Grammy Award winner had a string of hits from the 1960s onwards as Gladys Knight and the Pips, including 'Every Beat of My Heart', 'Letter Full of Tears' and the smash hit 'Midnight Train to 'Georgia', and has recorded more than 38 albums during her career, spanning over five decades.

Michael Ball - who took over duties from the late great Sir Terry Wogan - will lead the festivities, which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2.

Proms in the Park concludes eight weeks of outdoor concerts at venues across the UK as part of the Last Night of the Proms.

Tickets will be available online - via links on this page - on the morning of Friday 27th April 2018. Please note, this is the best way to secure tickets. Tickets will also be available over the telephone, full details for this will be made available on this page, as above.Tickets for this event are £45 (+ £3.20 booking fee, additional transaction fees may apply) 1 ticket required per person. Children under 3 years of age do not require a ticket. Children under 18 are not permitted unless accompanied by an adult aged 18 and above.​

London, Palladium:It’s not often an artist that’s been around for the best part of three decades can still surprise you. But Lisa Stansfield‘s the rare exception. Not that mighty voice coming out of such a modest frame – we’ve gotten used to that by now. Nor the easy-going, unpretentious rapport she immediately strikes up with the (sold-out) audience. Anyone that’s seen the Rochdale Queen of Soul’s gigs over the years will know she’s as down to earth as divas come.

It’s more the material. At a stage in her career when most artists are content to let their back-catalogue do all the heavy-lifting, Lisa is bold enough to opt for a 50/50 split set-list of old and new. The revelation is how strong the modern material is: a half dozen or so songs from current album Deeper easily standing head and shoulders amongst her massive hits of yesteryear. Indeed, Lisa’s storming performance of Hercules, with its shades of George Michael’s Faith and themes of self-empowerment, was amongst the evening’s highlights. As was the jazzy, scat-laden Butterflies, proving she’s still pushing the limits of the Stansfield sound.

Of course, nothing could compete with familiar classics like Change and The Real Thing in terms of audience reaction. And while So Natural was transformed into an intimate acoustic lullaby, and the Philly-inspired Live Together segued seamlessly into ’70s soul-disco diamond Young Hearts Run Free for the ultimate feel-good moment of the evening, it was left to ’80s anthem All Around The World to get raise the Palladium to its feet in a football-terrace style singalong. Something tells me Lisa’s going to be looking for her ba-ba-baby for many years to come.

MENTION Lisa Stansfield to anyone and they'll launch into "Been around the world" but there is so much more to this Rochdale lass.

The Barbican stage was set for a band as big as a football team, smiling in the knowledge they had tricks up their sleeves. Instantly, they locked into an infectious groove, musical director Dave Oliver unafraid to leave space because "feel is the real deal".

Stansfield's back catalogue varies from hard Nineties' dance numbers to hot tunes to make people turn off the telly, and she proved in every line that soul singing is about the way it makes you feel.

Shows usually slump when new material arrives but Hercules ignited Stansfield as she gave the soul diva a number off, throwing down her jacket to allow a 1970s' Iggy Pop to possess and empower her. Stage owned! After an impromptu successful wedding proposal in the crowd, Stansfield went straight into the heartbreaking Hole In My Heart, these six minutes showing her range.

Rather than reheating yesteryear's old favourites, Lisa and her co-writing husband, Ian Devaney, were cooking up new exciting dishes on stage. Deeper was just that. The new material stood out; more aggressive, more beautiful. Billionaire, the BBC Radio 2 favourite, featured flawless four-part harmonies, including the astonishing voice of Strictly star Andrea Grant, who locked into every phrase as if on rails.

The two-piece brass section of saxophonist Mick Donnelly and trumpet player Johnny Thirkell had the power of a four piece, coupled with on-stage chemistry and hilarious Dad dancing. Donnelly's soprano sax to end the show was spellbinding.

Devaney and Stansfield may have written these songs but they soon saw in the 1,500 faces in the Barbican that other people now own them. People often overlook what an outstanding songwriter she is, but All Woman can stand toe to toe with any heart-wrenching Dolly Parton lyric and last night she sang every line like it was her last. That is soul singing.

I can imagine a young Lisa singing into a hairbrush like Little Voice in Mark Herman's film with her rare talent beyond her years. Nobody sounds like her. That depth that rattles your soul is unmistakable. Those effortless runs always avoid playing the picture cards when she can win hands down with something more subtle.

Stansfield is something special. Northern lass. Northern class. Northern soul. That's why this red rose will always be welcome in Yorkshire. Oh...and she also sang a catchy number called Been Around The World too.

Paul Cresswell contacted us last month to see whether he could make his marriage proposal a night neither he, nor his girlfriend Andrea could ever forget. Paul had initially set about proposing to his girlfriend on Valentines Day, however he sadly lost his Dad on that day and felt that the timing was not appropriate. So as Andrea is a massive Lisa fan, where else better to propose, but at a Lisa Stansfield gig. Here is Paul's little story.

"We arrived in York to see Lisa on the 19th of April me with secret in tow 😂. For about two weeks I’d been arranging a way I could propose to my girlfriend Andrea with the help of Bev from the fan site and Rachel, Lisa’s manager together with Claire from the tour management. We hatched a plan together 😁😁😁

We (Andrea and myself) arrived at the Barbican in York, me with ring in pocket and plan in my head we had put together. We went to our seats and watched the warm up act which was amazing then the show began Lisa Stansfield live what we’d all been waiting for.

In my head it was a waiting game I’d got butterflies in my stomach I was waiting for the song 'The Real Thing' which was my cue to be brave 😂 all them people.... gulp!

'The Real Thing' finished then Lisa announced that a Paul in the crowd had got something to say! Then with a spotlight shining on me, Claire passed me over a microphone 🎤....

I got down on one knee, looked at Andrea who's face was pure shock and I said the immortal words. “Andrea, will you marry me?” I’m glad to say she said YES!!! The crowd cheered....and the lights turned back to the stage and Lisa and her band started to perform "Change".

We had an amazing night and we will never forget it. Lisa live, is so amazing, so much soul and passion and we will definitely go to see her again!

Thank you so much for making it an amazing night. We will never ever forget all the brilliant and amazing people that helped make it possible. Thank you Lisa, Bev, Rachel and Claire. You are all invited to the wedding 👰🎩 when we have put plans in place!